LIVE NOW: German Opposition Leader Merz Briefs Media After Solingen Mass Stabbing

Published on August 27, 2024

German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union Chairman Friedrich Merz holds a news conference in Berlin at 9 a.m. ET on Aug. 27 after a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Merz is expected to comment on a mass stabbing in the city of Solingen on Friday that has stoked debate in Germany over asylum rules and how to deal with violent crime. ...

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